“I first worked with Asha at last year’s BAFTA Tea ceremonies, right before the Academy Awards,” Harvey writes. “She was interviewing all of the nominees in attendance and I recommended that Michelle Williams, who was attending for her nomination as Best Actress in my film My Week With Marilyn, speak with Asha.

He continued: “We thought the questions she asked were excellent and insightful. I think she is one of the wittiest hosts and TV personalities out there. Her deceptive pretty looks allow her to ask the questions that other hosts wouldn’t dare.”

Weinstein has a track record of catapulting promising young stars onto Hollywood’s A-list: Gwyneth Paltrow, Matt Damon, Quentin Tarantino, and King’s Speech director Tom Hooper all took home Oscars under his watch. Therefore, his stamp of approval is a massive compliment indeed.

Here’s the aforementioned clip of Asha interviewing Michelle at the BAFTA tea party:

You can catch Asha hosting The Brit List: 20 Baddest — featuring U.S. and U.K. celebrities cracking wise on Britain’s most notorious troublemakers — Tuesday, June 26 at 10/9c on BBC America.